Gary Payton has spoken about his “George Foreman” moment and also named his two oldest sons after him. Gary named his sons Gary Jr. and Gary II. He also touched on his love triangle with two different women and the lesson for his children on how to handle their affairs.
Vladtv conducted the exclusive interview, and here is the rest of Gary Payton’s experience.
In this clip, Gary Payton talked about his “George Foreman” moment whereby he named his two oldest sons after him – Gary Jr. and Gary II. He recounted the love triangle he found himself entangled during the time his sons were conceived by two different women. However, Gary said he’s used that experience as a lesson for his children on how not to handle their romantic situations.
One could say that Gary didn’t use a glove off the court.
Here is a list of everything Gary accomplished on the court.
- NBA champion (2006)
- 9× NBA All-Star (1994–1998, 2000–2003)
- 2× All-NBA First Team (1998, 2000)
- 5× All-NBA Second Team (1995–1997, 1999, 2002)
- 2× All-NBA Third Team (1994, 2001)
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1996)
- 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1994–2002)
- NBA steals leader (1996)
- NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1991)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- Consensus first-team All-American (1990)
- Pac-10 Player of the Year (1990)
- No. 20 retired by Oregon State Beavers
- USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1999)
Wild times in the 90s NBA, I am sure Gary wasn’t the only one something like this happened to. No word on if the love triangle is the reason his marriage ended. Gary II is currently a key contributor for the Golden State Warriors after bouncing around the league for several years.
Assuming the Warriors have good healthy, Gary II has a good chance at winning a title this season. Like father, like son.
Flip to the next page to watch the exclusive interviews from Gary Payton on VladTV. It is always crazy to hear the old guys of the NBA talk about their wilder younger years.
